What color is #FBE3FF?

#FBE3FF is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Grape Taffy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBE3FF?

The RGB value is 251, 227, 255: 251 red, 227 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBE3FF?

The complementary color is #E7FFE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBE3FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.53:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBE3FF color

#FBE3FF rgb(251, 227, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #FBE3FF is a very light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 89% green and 100% blue (251, 227, 255).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 100% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Grape Taffy (#F4DAF1), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.53:1).

#FBE3FF color codes

HEX	`#FBE3FF`
RGB	`rgb(251, 227, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 89%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 100%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 11%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 11%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.87, 13.03, -10.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.87, 16.76, 321.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.3, 82.668, 106.051)`
Decimal	`16507903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBE3FF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FBE3FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBE3FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FBE3FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbe3ff; }
.text { color: #fbe3ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbe3ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 227 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbe3ff, #ffe3f5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #FBE3FF?: #FBE3FF is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Grape Taffy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBE3FF?: The RGB value is 251, 227, 255: 251 red, 227 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBE3FF?: The complementary color is #E7FFE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBE3FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.53:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.